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High degree of Y-chromosomal divergence within Finland--forensic aspects
- Source :
- Forensic science international. Genetics. 1(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Among the Finns, the levels of autosomal STR and mtDNA variation have been reported to be relatively high and evenly distributed throughout the country. In contrast, the Y-STR variation is markedly lower than observed in most other European populations, showing notable geographical substructure within Finland. There are striking interregional differences—the western, middle and eastern parts of Finland segregate clearly, with Φ ST values comparable to the highest divergences among European populations. The low Y-STR diversity reduces the discriminative power of Y-chromosomal markers among Finns, and, furthermore, the geographical substructure complicates the assessment of profile probabilities in forensic settings. Here, the Y-STR diversity pattern in Finland is for the first time evaluated from the forensic viewpoint.
- Subjects :
- Forensic Genetics
Male
0303 health sciences
Chromosomes, Human, Y
Genetic Variation
DNA, Mitochondrial
humanities
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Divergence
Forensic science
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Geography
Genetics, Population
Haplotypes
Evolutionary biology
Genetics
Humans
Y-STR
030216 legal & forensic medicine
Alleles
Finland
030304 developmental biology
Microsatellite Repeats
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18780326
- Volume :
- 1
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Forensic science international. Genetics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8ea27f90f6ca201ae4b65f5535345a95